“RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson”
Ambrose Bierce
“RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.”
“The goddess was discovered by her gait.”
Virgil
“It's not his physical gait that is transforming, ... It's the having one hand. It's being one-handed. I find that much more constricting than walking with a limp. Actually walking with a limp is not that troubling. But to be one-handed, to drink a cup of tea and put two sugars in, and open a door and answer a telephone -- it all becomes incredibly time-consuming. Every scene, for me, is about, where am I going to park the cane? When I pick up this, where am I going to put the cane? That's a physical constraint. But, you know, you adapt incredibly quickly. Human beings do. We're very quick.”
Hugh Laurie
“He had a medical condition that caused him to have an unsteady gait. It makes it feasible that he could have tripped and fallen.”
Pam Carter
“CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: "The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses."”
“I personally think they've made a significant tactical error here, because they have attacked innocent civilians, primarily Muslims, ... It is a sin against Islam what they have done.”
Anderson Cooper
